Five Hostel Lessons (As Learned in Berlin)

It’s Wanderlusty Wednesday, which means it’s time for another travel essay! (All past travel essays here). Today: the lessons learned from hosteling in Berlin.

Read More

The Sisters Who Travel Together

Continuing with my travel essays series, this week I bring you: how a week in the tower room of a French chateau with my sister taught me the secret to family harmony.

Read More

Wanderlusty Wednesday: A Series of Unfortunate Events (in Prague)

I’ve been reading a lot of personal essays on blogs lately, so I thought I’d try my hand at it. First up: my true-life story about why Prague sucks.*

Read More

Things Making Me Think

Hi Friday, and more importantly, hi warm weather + weekend with absolutely no plans! I’m looking forward to getting some writing done on my deck. How about you? Here are some things making me think this week: YAS. “That’s exactly what the terrorists want, so absolutely not.” Preach. Agree with most of these, though I’d also add […]

Read More

Wanderlusty Wednesday: (Attempt to) Speak the Language

   When I tell people I lived in France, a frequent question I get is…

Read More

Wanderlusty Wednesday: Traveling on the Cheap

One of the most frustrating things to me is when I expound the virtues of travel, hearing people say, “I wish I could afford it!”

Read More

Wanderlusty Wednesday: What To Do When You Get Pickpocketed

So! Since I’m not going anywhere anytime soon, I thought I’d use my Wanderlusty Wednesdays to talk about some of the things I’ve learned on my travels over the years. First up: what to do when you get pickpocketed.

Read More

In The Spirit of “Why Not” Travel…

I got an email last week from my friend saying they were heading to Grenada for her husband’s birthday in a month. And would we like to come?

Read More

Wanderlusty Wednesday: The Pros and Cons of Traveling Off-Season

The reason people like to travel in warm weather is obvious. But I don’t always like to do this, and here’s why…

Read More

My Favorite Way to Plan Trips

  A couple of years ago (okay, more than a couple) some friends and I found ourselves in Europe in February with two weeks off from work (gotta love those French school vacations!) and no plans. So obviously, we decided to travel…

Read More